hard starting srx....

dont know what you guys are talking about. after a cold night out(from being ridden the night before) then a couple easy primer pulls... mostly to make sure nothing is frozen... i would have to say 3-5 at the most, if that. they definately need a primer if it sits for over a three weeks though.
 
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After my 780 Big Bore sits for a few days I don't even try to start it without putting some premix down each cylinder. Then it will start first pull with choke on everytime. A little pain but well worth it. Hate to work up a sweat trying to start my sled by pulling on it a dozen times or more.
 
I have a 00 SRX that is very difficult to start. 20 pulls or more when cold. For whatever reason, my older 98 had no issues like this. As far as I know the carbs and fuel pump are the same. The only real difference I noticed was how the fuel lines are routed. My 98 had the fuel line come up and over the air box right where it mounts to the frame under the bars, at least I think that was a fuel line. My 00 does not have a line here at all.
 
I have yet to have to pull more than three times at any ambient temperature when the engine is cold.

First start of the season or 3-4 weeks of sitting is another story. I don't even bother pulling until I've added premix to each cylinder. I also half choke a few times before shutting down mainly to ensure no moisture is left in the choke wells.
 
I would make sure your choke setting is working all the way when on full.check carb choke plunger.Sometimes you may think your getting full choke but your not.
 
Looks like a primer from an outboard engine... very good idea! Sure would eliminate hard season starting issues.
 
A check valve is unnecessary. There are check valves in the fuel pump that prevent gas from flowing backward.

A push-pull primer is a good addition for quick starting. When you get to know how much to use it, one or two pull starting is common under any condition.
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As for not knowing it is a two position choke-

PEOPLE - READ YOUR OWNERS MANUALS !!!!!


See how many more things you don't know about your sleds !!!!!

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SRX700guy said:
it will wash the oil out of the cylinders and make the first couple pulls the next time easier cause there is no oil in the cylinders to act like sludge when its cold out I only do it when its really cold out cause I don't really like the fact of not having some oil in the cylinders but it sure makes those first few pulls alot easier.
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The oil is mixed with the fuel before it enters the engine. Where there is fuel - there is oil. There will always be oil there when there is fuel.
 
PZ 1 said:
A check valve is unnecessary. There are check valves in the fuel pump that prevent gas from flowing backward.

A push-pull primer is a good addition for quick starting. When you get to know how much to use it, one or two pull starting is common under any condition.
http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/common/img_pop.jsp?skuId=091364&imgId=0

As for not knowing it is a two position choke-

PEOPLE - READ YOUR OWNERS MANUALS !!!!!


See how many more things you don't know about your sleds !!!!!

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I'd go spend the money on a manual if i really had trouble fixing things on my sled, as for knowing how things work on it, i think i got it down.

Yea if your fuel pump is SHOT then the check valve would not be operating! a fuel pump can go bad easily if gas has evaporated from the pump causing it to dry rot, casuing the check valve to be useless.... Pump will work fine when the motor is Running, but getting it started will be a pita. i know theres more to it than that but thats it in a nutshell. I'm gonna try and this new pump and see if it helps, process of elimination... Come spring, carb rebuild kit and new reed pedals.
 
Yamidude59 said:
I'd go spend the money on a manual if i really had trouble fixing things on my sled, as for knowing how things work on it, i think i got it down.
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Lighten up dude! There were three people listed who did not know how their choke lever works because they did not read the owners manual. Everybody needs to read it fully. It is what dealers and manufacturers try to hammer into peoples heads.


[/QUOTE]Yea if your fuel pump is SHOT then the check valve would not be operating! a fuel pump can go bad easily if gas has evaporated from the pump causing it to dry rot, casuing the check valve to be useless.... Pump will work fine when the motor is Running, but getting it started will be a pita. i know theres more to it than that but thats it in a nutshell. I'm gonna try and this new pump and see if it helps, process of elimination... Come spring, carb rebuild kit and new reed pedals.[/QUOTE]
If the fuel pump is shot - the thing to do is to fix or replace it! And it is not common for them to be shot on the sleds listed here. I have been around fuel pumps for 35 years and many sleds that have sat for years without being used and it is not common for the pumps to be bad.
Sheesh - Don't take it so personal.
 
I have found that no matter what I do...in really cold weather it is going to take a couple more pulls....It is the nature of the beast..I have posted the same topic a couple times now!!!!!! And I have looked over everything twice....what it comes down to is this, if it is going to be very cold I will use the choke to shut her down and I always pull it about 5 times slowly to loosen things up...Then it will only take another 3-10 pulls depending on how cold it is!!!! But mine also starts 1-3 pulls when it is in the garage at 30 degrees so it is the cold that is doing it!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
definetly the cold, I can tell the temperature by the number of pulls....... the only thing I can think of that would be temperature sensitive, would be the stator that puts out less spark the colder it is. Have you tried turning off thumb and hand warmers ??
 
I started my 98 700 last night at -10f It had sat since Friday evening and nights were -25f. I counted pulls because of this thread. 31 on full choke! Call me a whimp but I'm thinking Electric start! I don't care about the weight as much as my back! 700
 
I don't mean to be a jerk, but I'm left handed and I know for a fact that I can pull the cord harder with my left than my right. I start the sled standing next to it (with my left arm) and regardless of temperature, 3 pulls max and it's lit.

I wouldn't begin to pull the cord with my right (sitting on the sled) because I know I can't pull as hard.

Just something to think about from a guy that doesn't have any trouble starting his sled (while standing next to it) in ANY temperature.

Oh yeah, and I put my purse down first (sorry, couldn't resist ;>)

JJS
 
snomofo said:
I don't mean to be a jerk, but I'm left handed and I know for a fact that I can pull the cord harder with my left than my right. I start the sled standing next to it (with my left arm) and regardless of temperature, 3 pulls max and it's lit.

I wouldn't begin to pull the cord with my right (sitting on the sled) because I know I can't pull as hard.

JJS
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I can see how that would be an advantage. I pull standing up also, but with the right hand so it is not lined up as well as with the left. Also to be fair to my machine, I had to shorten the rope because of a bad spot so I'm holding back a little as not to hit the end of it. Oh and as proof of my whimphood, I special ordered my 440 Polaris with electric start. Oops I think I might have said a couple of bad words there. #$%&* ;)
 
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